Real Madrid - CL R16 - 2nd Leg (at the Etihad) - Price details

Tim of the Oak said:
I reckon this will sell out / be full because thousands of tickets can be given to school kids if they are not selling. It would have been better for the ticket prices to be a bit lower and a sell out would have been virtually guaranteed.

Real Madrid are still a big draw for neutrals (a bit less so without Ronaldo) and the 30k or so of regulars who go to every home game will be there.

When we get hounded in the press about slow ticket sales, most Blues manage to find the money to get to the game.
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I don't think City will be giving away any tickets free to schools or hospitals for this grade A champions league game, in fact they may survey where we are fans wise in respect to increasing the North stand.
 
balotellishaircut said:
I don't think City will be giving away any tickets free to schools or hospitals for this grade A champions league game, in fact they may survey where we are fans wise in respect to increasing the North stand.
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It depends how the first leg goes mate. I think the weekend FA Cup at the Etihad do more to show the demand for an expanded North Stand. Thousands of Blues / families come to the game who aren’t current season card holders.
 
Tim of the Oak said:
It depends how the first leg goes mate. I think the weekend FA Cup at the Etihad do more to show the demand for an expanded North Stand. Thousands of Blues / families come to the game who aren’t current season card holders.
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No they will do it for the champions league game mate, just because tickets for those who aren't on the cup scheme will be £50+, that's more of a barometer than Fulham at home which will be £10/15 for adults and a quid for kids.
 
balotellishaircut said:
No they will do it for the champions league game mate, just because tickets for those who aren't on the cup scheme will be £50+, that's more of a barometer than Fulham at home which will be £10/15 for adults and a quid for kids.
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You might be right about the CL game selling out but I think we will need to agree to disagree about what evidence is significant about demand for an expanded North Stand. The Club can’t commit to expanding the ground to satisfy the demand from day trippers 2 or 3 times a season. The people coming to the FA game will be a mixture of people. Those who can afford the game and others who can’t get season cards sat together.
 
Tim of the Oak said:
It depends how the first leg goes mate. I think the weekend FA Cup at the Etihad do more to show the demand for an expanded North Stand. Thousands of Blues / families come to the game who aren’t current season card holders.
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The Mrs and Daughter are going against Fulham. Even they can't resist watching City for a tenner.

Imagine, just imagine, if City sold PL tickets at those prices or double those prices, we'd easily fill a 75,000+ seater stadium. Not only would priced out City fans come back and buy tickets again, football fans from all over the World now living in Manchester would buy tickets. We could have a KOP styled NS stand holding 30,000 fans. I suppose I can dream.

I just don't understnd why there's no long-term vision or appetite for that at City. What a statement that would make to English and World Football. We would be praised globally.
 
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jrb said:
The Mrs and Daughter are going against Fulham. Even they can't resist watching City for a tenner.

Imagine, just imagine, if City sold PL tickets at those prices or double those prices, we'd easily fill a 75,000+ seater stadium. Not only would priced out City fans come back and buy tickets again, football fans from all over the World now living in Manchester would buy tickets. We could have a KOP styled NS stand holding 30,000 fans. I suppose I can dream.

I just don't understnd why there's no long-term vision or appetite for that at City. What a statement that would make to English and World Football. We would be praised globally.
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Great idea mate but we wouldn't cover the wage bill for a 19 home game league season..
 
Didsbury Dave said:
Relax, mate. You’ll get a ticket easily. I think we have about 40k season ticket holders but they won’t all buy one. I guarantee you that there will be plenty for Cityzens and plenty on open sale too.
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Thanks for your answer!
I'm a bit nervous because I already have booked flights and hotel for this game, so if you say there will be no problem for me to find a ticket then I can breath much better :D
 
Carmelo said:
i have a question related with this game:

how many Seasoncard Holders does ManCity have?

i ask this because as a Cityzens MatchDay member i'd like to know if you think there will be enought tickets left for us to purchase.

On June 16 at 10 am I will be in Man City's web begging for a ticket. It will be my first time as Cityzen MatchDay member and i don't know how does it work. Any advice or tip will be appreciated :)
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Yes wont be a problem.Many season ticket holders wont bother. I think we will struggle to sell out so their wont be a problem getting one
 
cyberblue said:
Yes wont be a problem.Many season ticket holders wont bother. I think we will struggle to sell out so their wont be a problem getting one
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We won't struggle to sell this out in March, we just need a positive result over there and it will be the hottest ticket in town.
 
At £50 plus we will struggle to sell .hopefully if we do well.over there it will be a full house but will be touch and go
 
Not on cup schemes due to work commitments and health issue (ok now).
SSL3 SC £34.50/ PL game
CL R16 £40.00 (35 for cup schemers).
I go to watch City, It doesn’t make it more or less important who we play in a 1st team game. I’d pay £34.50 for Port Vale in the cup the same as I would for the rags in the league or financial cheats Madrid in the CL.

I know it’s not the same for everyone and we need to lower prices to get discounts for the next generation for ‘unpopular’ games, but, it pisses me off when I’m paying £5.50 or 15% more than my SC pro rata price.

When I couldn’t go I let someone use my SC (for free), but on one occasion the mate had an emergency and couldn’t pass it on to one of the others in time. I was laid up at home on opiates recovering from major surgery and I got an email from the club- ‘where were you, if this happens 9 more times we’ll threaten to to not let you renew’? (Yes I know the new rules).

Feck off City, I’m privileged enough to have been taken to or able to afford to watch my beloved team since the late 60’s through thick, thin, thinner and the beautiful game we are playing in current times. I stood by you in darker days and you once nearly lost me under Pearce. Don’t piss me off as I have to live and stand by you forever as there’s no divorce in this love affair.

Rant over!
 
cyberblue said:
At £50 plus we will struggle to sell .hopefully if we do well.over there it will be a full house but will be touch and go
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Trust me mate, if City fans don't buy the tickets, City fans from other countries and regions will buy the tickets and it will sell out. Against Monaco in the 5-3 game I was sat next to Spaniards n Greek City fans, already a Barcelona fan on here is asking for a ticket.
 
balotellishaircut said:
Trust me mate, if City fans don't buy the tickets, City fans from other countries and regions will buy the tickets and it will sell out. Against Monaco in the 5-3 game I was sat next to Spaniards n Greek City fans, already a Barcelona fan on here is asking for a ticket.
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which is exactly the type of fan the club wants for these games.
 
KnaresboroughBlue said:
You can see why to some degree when you see our match day income compared to our competitors.
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There's specific reasons for that.

One is that we have cheaper season tickets than all other top clubs, who don't have £325 full-priced tickets.
Second is that we have very variable matchday pricing whereas the other top clubs have either a category system or just charge a single price for any game regardless of the opponent.
Third, if you compare us to Liverpool (who are probably the best comparison) we have far more seasoncard holders than they do (40k v 26k) meaning they make more on matchday for a similar crowd. Finally, I don't think we make as much on hospitality as our rivals as I suspect we have to give away margin to sell it fully a lot of the time.
 
KnaresboroughBlue said:
You can see why to some degree when you see our match day income compared to our competitors.
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i can see why they do it. I don’t always agree with some of the decisions but it’s the price we pay I suppose.

The problem with our competitors are that two had a 40 year head start with picking up glory hunters and the rest are London based so the prices they charge don’t actually seem out of the ordinary to people who generally earn more. However If I was going to Barcelona for a Weekend for example 15 years ago when we were shite, I would have paid £60 plus for a ticket and bought a few bits and bobs so that’s the logic. Whether Manchester has the same appeal as Barcelona, I’m not sure.

I think for us, it’s a fine balance and a lot of the time we get it right pricing wise. Sometimes we don’t.
 
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